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The '''Mandobass''' is the largest (and least common) member of the [[Mandolin#Mandolin family|mandolin family]], sometimes used as the bass instrument in [[mandolin orchestra]]s. |
The '''Mandobass''' is the largest (and least common) member of the [[Mandolin#Mandolin family|mandolin family]], sometimes used as the bass instrument in [[mandolin orchestra]]s. It's essentially an Enormous [[Acoustic Bass]] shaped like an A Style Mandolin. This Bass is so large that players usually hold it like a [[double bass]]—upright and supported on an [[endpin]] that rests on the floor. The neck-scale length on a full-size mando-bass is similar to that of a standard orchestral double bass viol: about {{convert|43|in|cm}}.<ref name=sparks>Paul Sparks, ''The Classical Mandolin'', Oxford University Press, pages 205–206.</ref> The instrument is otherwise similar to the smaller, higher-pitched members of the mandolin family, having a fretted neck, a headstock with geared tuning machines, and a large resonating body often—but not always—shaped like other mandolins. |
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==Variants== |
==Variants== |